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BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Denva Smith murder: Fifth man in court over Exmouth garden death
A fifth man has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a 24-year-old man in Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road, Exmouth, has been accused of murdering Denva Smith on 31 May in the was jointly charged with the murder along with Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth; Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens; Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode; and Thomas Ward, 24, of Russell Walk, said Mr Smith was pronounced dead from a stab wound at about 01:00 BST in a garden of a property in Ashfield Close, Exmouth. Helliker was remanded in custody and will appear before a judge at Exeter Crown Court on other defendants are due to appear in Exeter Crown Court in mid-July.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Fifth person charged as part of Exmouth murder investigation
A fifth man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Exmouth, police have and Cornwall Police said Ben Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road in Exmouth has been remanded to appear in front of Exeter Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Officers were called at about 00:45 BST on 31 May after a report a man had been assaulted and located in a garden of a property in Ashfield Close. Emergency services attended the location but despite best efforts of paramedics the 24-year-old local man was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered a singe stab wound, police said. The force said Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth; Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens; Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode, Exmouth and Thomas Ward, 24, of Russell Walk, Exeter had been charged with murder and had already appeared in added: "Two men and a woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. "They have been released on police bail while enquiries continue."
